Byblos Phoenician Anchorage
Dive site
The seafloor off ancient Byblos holds the silhouettes of Phoenician trading vessels that sank in one of the world's oldest continuously occupied ports. Amphora fragments, stone anchors, and encrusted timber framing emerge from soft sediment at 12 to 22 metres. Octopus colonise every hollow; large grouper patrol the debris field perimeter. The site is historically protected so nothing may be touched, but the density of artefacts is startling even by Mediterranean standards.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 30 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
17 to 30°C
3 mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Common octopus
Photo: Susanne Spindler · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Dusky grouper
Photo: Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
European conger
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Painted comber
Photo: Luis P. B. · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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